IBM Lotus Design Tools

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1 Entwicklercamp 2008 IBM Lotus Design Tools Stefan Neth, Senior IT Specialist, Channel Tech. Sales, IBM

2 Agenda How we got here: Lotus Domino Designer Retrospective More Tools in use today Where do we go from here: Lotus Domino Designer Roadmap What s next? Futures First Steps Q&A

3 Lotus Domino Designer Benefits Maximize Return on Investment and respond quickly to business demands Reduce Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) Rapid Application Development 4 Template Driven Designs 4 Reusability 4 Built-in directory, security and data storage support Ease of Deployment and Administration 4 Changes synchronized through replication 4 Backwards compatibility Security Security-rich options to protect business data Leverage existing investments in developer skills and external systems 4 From the server, to the database, to the form, to the field 4 Built in PKI encryption Open Access 4 Program in a variety of languages 4 Access enterprise data

4 What can you build with Lotus Domino Designer? Collaborative applications that support interaction and innovation Dynamic applications with content based on user name, user profile, permissions, or other variables Workflow applications that route information Tracking applications that monitor processes, projects, performance, and tasks Data integration applications that work with relational databases, transactional systems and other enterprise systems

5 Embracing Innovation while Protecting Investment

6 Lotus Domino Designer Roadmap Released in August Focused on Composite application and Web service consumer features Continued work on Composite applications Page access control 4 Property broker usability improvements

7 Agenda How we got here: Lotus Domino Designer Retrospective More Tools today Where do we go from here: Lotus Domino Designer Roadmap What s next? Futures First Step Q&A

8 More Tools in use today Eclipse IBM Lotus Expeditor Toolkit IBM WebSphere Portlet Factory Designer IBM Lotus Component Designer IBM Rational Application Developer

9 Eclipse

10 Benefits of Eclipse World class script editing and debugging Built-in editors for standard elements such as style sheets, xml, html Leverage continuing improvements in Eclipse for free Partners can easily extend the tool through Eclipse extension points Framework maintenance reduced, allows us to focus on your feature requests (tables with pixels, etc.) Allows you to work with multiple IBM tools in a single container

11 IBM Lotus Expeditor Toolkit IBM Lotus Expeditor Toolkit provides a complete, integrated set of tools that allows you to develop, debug, test, package, and deploy client applications to IBM Lotus Expeditor V6.1, IBM Lotus Sametime V7.5.1, and IBM Lotus Notes V8. You can use the toolkit to develop the following types of client applications: * * * * * * * * Eclipse Rich Client Platform (RCP) applications (desktop client only) Eclipse embedded Rich Client Platform applications Web applications Embedded transaction applications Portlet applications (desktop client only) Database applications Messaging applications Web services applications

12 WebSphere Portlet Factory Designer IBM WebSphere Portlet Factory includes an easy-to-use graphical tool for creating, viewing, and running portlets: the IBM WebSphere Portlet Factory Designer. The WebSphere Portlet Factory Designer provides simplified rapid application development of custom portlets for IBM WebSphere Portal that leverage existing enterprise applications, data and systems - including IBM Lotus Domino, SAP, PeopleSoft, DB2 and Web Services, among others. It does this all without requiring Java" 2 Enterprise Edition (J2EE") development expertise, and without developers needing to implement and learn application and portal APIs by automating portlet development with reusable wizard-like components, called Builders. This automation speeds custom portlet development to reduce development time and cost while accelerating portal deployment for incremental ROI.

13 IBM Lotus Component Designer

14 IBM Rational Application Developer Helps Java developers rapidly design, develop, assemble, test, profile and deploy high quality Java/J2EE, Portal, Web, Web services and SOA applications. * Increases productivity and shortens the development and test cycles as it extends the Eclipse 3.2 environment. * Features a flexible installation process designed to provide developers with only the functions they need. * Is integrated and optimized for IBM WebSphere Application Server and IBM WebSphere Portal Server products and includes test environments for these products. * Shortens the Java learning curve through visual design, with auto-synchronized code modeling. * Uses robust capabilities to create SOA applications, including the ability to automatically create necessary SOA components such as WSDL and WSIL files. * Applies visual portal development techniques to speed development. * Update! version provides features for assembling and deploying reliable, asynchronous, secure, and interoperable Java Web services for application components. * Operating systems supported: Linux, Windows

15 Agenda How we got here: Lotus Domino Designer Retrospective More Tools today Where do we go from here: Lotus Domino Designer Roadmap What s next? Futures First Step Q&A

16 Lotus Domino Designer Roadmap Released in August Focused on Composite application and Web service consumer features Continued work on Composite applications Page access control 4 Property broker usability improvements 'Next' will be on the Eclipse platform!!!!! 4 We can finally say when!!!

17 Benefits of Eclipse World class script editing and debugging Built-in editors for standard elements such as style sheets, xml, html Leverage continuing improvements in Eclipse for free Partners can easily extend the tool through Eclipse extension points Framework maintenance reduced, allows us to focus on your feature requests (tables with pixels, etc.) Allows you to work with multiple IBM tools in a single container Lotus Domino Designer on Linux, Mac in the fullness of time

18 Do I have to learn Java? NO!!* * But if you want to, it s a lot easier to use now

19 Agenda How we got here: Lotus Domino Designer Retrospective More Tools today Where do we go from here: Lotus Domino Designer Roadmap What s next? Futures First Step Q&A

20 Navigating Lotus Domino Designer 'Next' Familiar, but better! Bye-bye bookmarks Hello Working sets and navigation Designer perspective Java (or other) perspectives 4NSF as file system

21 Editing in Lotus Domino Designer 'Next' A brand new LotusScript editor A nice JavaScript editor Java editor same one as in Eclipse Editing files and style sheets

22 More Developer Options New options on existing design elements to support web server improvements New design elements to revolutionize application building XPages Custom controls Server-side JavaScript libraries Connections (DCRs finally get some friends!)

23 What s an XPage? New design element for building beautiful and accessible UIs 4 Full style sheet support 4 Source mode available to users who want full control 4 Standard JSF extended for Domino 4 Business logic through JavaScript and simple actions 4 Separation of data and presentation layers 4 External data access via Web service, REST, or ATOM 4 Built-in and custom Ajax behaviors 4 Custom controls Extensible control model 4 Localizable pages Demo

24 Agenda How we got here: Lotus Domino Designer Retrospective More Tools today Where do we go from here: Lotus Domino Designer Roadmap What s next? Futures First Step Q&A

25 Futures Will we get it all done in Lotus Domino Designer 'Next'? 4 Wish so, but not Eclipse-based LotusScript debugger Eclipse-based Formula editor and debugger More extension points for BP/ISV solutions Property panels for more design elements Palettes on forms and views Improved UI

26 Lotus Domino Designer Long-standing commitment to your world class business solutions Innovative design elements for attractive and compelling user-facing applications Usability enhancements that improve developer experience New integration options and opportunities for business partners

27 Agenda How we got here: Lotus Domino Designer Retrospective More Tools today Where do we go from here: Lotus Domino Designer Roadmap What s next? Futures First Step Q&A

28 First Step Recap introduction to Lotus Expeditor - the foundation of Lotus Notes 8 Why should I care about Lotus Expeditor? How do I build Lotus Expeditor applications in Lotus Notes 8? Getting Started Resources

29 Brief introduction to Lotus Expeditor - the foundation of Lotus Notes 8

30 Remember Lotus Expeditor? Common foundation for next-generation Lotus client-side products Core runtime and comprehensive set of services for building business applications Lotus Notes 8, IBM Lotus Sametime 8, IBM Lotus Symphony use a subset of the full Lotus Expeditor platform 4 Reduced footprint 4 May extend platforms with additional Expeditor features Lotus Expeditor platform Lotus Expeditor standalone product Lotus Notes 8 Lotus Sametime 8 Connect Lotus Symphony

31 Lotus Expeditor Platform Enterprise / ISV Applications Web Application View ( with SWT Browser) Workbench UI JFace Personalities skinnable widgets SWT Workbench Contributions ercp Application View Lockdown/Kiosk Workbench Generic UI frame Managed Browser Preference Pages Application Launcher/ Switcher Help UI (with Lucene) Portlet Viewer Topology Handler CAI Draw2D Update Manager GEF Eclipse Core Extension Point Framework (Eclipse 3.2) JMS JNDI Micro Broker MQe MQTT EMF XSD Transaction Container JDBC DB2e/ Cloudscape SDO Web Container Web Services Client (JSR172) Portlet Container (JSR168) Web Services Provider XML Parsing Web Services Security (OASIS) J2SE 5.0 IBM jcldesktop Web Services Resource Fmwk Network Status Property Broker OSGi Event Admin Web Services Client (JSR101) Device Agent Managed Settings Svc SyncML Framewk Accounts Credential Store OSGi Services (Equinox) OSGi Framework R4 Java Class Library Java Virtual Machine (IBM jcldesktop J9 Technology) Operating System J2SE 5.0

32 What is Lotus Notes 8? Innovative product that ensures compatibility while providing a new desktop application platform Lotus Expeditor Lotus Notes 8 C++ client (nlnotes.exe) is wrapped invoked from a plugin inside Lotus Expeditor Lotus Notes 8 C++ client UI is wrappered (re-parented) as Expeditor components End result: all capabilities of Lotus Notes surfaced on a new, extendable platform Lotus Expeditor Lotus Notes C++ client (nlnotes.exe) Lotus Notes 8 Standard (notes.exe)

33 Lotus Notes 8 Software Stack Build applications using Lotus Notes or Lotus Expeditor platforms Your applications Notes Client Symphony Feed Reader Sametime Activities t Lo IBM value-add services Day-at-aglance us Operating System r IBM J2SE 1.5 to di pe Ex Eclipse 3.2.2

34 Lotus Expeditor Directories in Lotus Notes 8 Lotus Notes 8 directory structure is same as previous releases Lotus Expeditor platform resides in <notes_program_dir>/ framework directory Lotus Expeditor data directory resides in <notes_data_dir>/ workspace directory

35 Lotus Notes 8 compared to full Lotus Expeditor platform Lotus Notes 8 uses a subset of the full Lotus Expeditor platform 4 Features from the full platform can be added to Lotus Notes 8 Lotus Expeditor features in Lotus Notes 8 Additional features in full the Lotus Expeditor platform Apache Derby Spell checker J2EE Web container JSR168 portlet container WSRP portlet consumer Network Awareness Offline manager Web services consumer Accounts Enhanced browser Managed settings Rich text editor Synchronization manager Enhanced SWT widgets Composite application infrastructure Property Broker Personality framework Sidebar Portal-managed applications DB2 Everyplace (DB2e) DB2 Everyplace isync client MQ Everyplace (MQe) Microbroker (pub/sub messaging using MQTT) Web Services Resource Framework (WSRF) Embedded transation container (EJB subset) Web services security SyncML4J framework Web services provider

36 Key Eclipse Concepts - 1 Lotus Expeditor is an extension of Eclipse 4 Since Lotus products run on Lotus Expeditor, Eclipse concepts are important to understand OSGi platform 4 Industry standard for multiple Java apps in 1 JRE 4 Pluggable architecture - Eclipse (and thus Expeditor) is a collection of plugins on a thin OSGi runtime 4 Defines plugin packaging, metadata, dependency management, public/private code, etc 4 Provides plugin protection and isolation Extension framework 4 Enables 1 plugin to contribute data or functionality to another plugin with runtime binding 4 Examples include help content, views, menu actions, toolbar icons, side bar panels, etc. Another Tool Eclipse Platform Java Development Tools (JDT) Plug-in Development Environment (PDE) Workbench Help JFace SWT Workspace Team Your Tool Debug Platform Runtime Their Tool Eclipse Project Eclipse Help system is good extension point example

37 Key Eclipse Concepts - 2 Comprehensive Platform 4 Standard Widget Toolkit (SWT) use native operating system widgets for familiar look & feel 4 Window management 4 Threading 4 Progress framework 4 JFace (wizards, model-driven lists, presentation utilities, etc) 4 Help system 4 Preferences 4... Community and Ecosystem 4 Get help 4 Get news 4 Most 3rd party Eclipse plugins will run on Lotus Expeditor

38 Why should I care about Lotus Expeditor?

39 3 Reasons to Care About Lotus Expeditor You can build a new breed of rich desktop applications You can build composite applications You can extend the client itself

40 Lotus Expeditor programming model Data store 4 Apache Derby (local relational database) 4 Lotus Notes database via Lotus Notes Java APIs 4 Web services Application logic 4 Java 2 Standard Edition (J2SE) 1.5 Presentation 4 Eclipse views rendered with SWT, Swing or AWT 4 Browser-based user interfaces: Java 2 Enterprise Edition (J2EE) using the local web container Portlets using local JSR 168 portlet container

41 Lotus Notes 6/7 vs Lotus Expeditor Data Store Logic Typical Lotus Notes 6/7 development Non-relational document store (NSF) Lotusscript, Java Java is for backend logic only User Interface Typical Lotus Expeditor development Access Lotus Notes document store via Notes Java APIs Use local Apache database Web services Other remote API Java 2 Standard Edition (J2SE) 1.5 Build user interface visually using high-level constructs Fields, Forms, Pages, Views, Folders, Navigators, Outlines Construct panels from a library of widgets (tables, trees, combo-boxes, buttons, etc) Visual editor available Express user interface as 1 or more Eclipse views Layout pages with 1 or more Eclipse views 3 rd party tools available Build local J2EE web application Build local JSR168 portlet

42 Benefits of new programming model - 1 New user interface possibilities - not constrained to form/view/ page/navigator/etc paradigms 4 Rich set of native widgets 4 Drag-and-drop 4 Add controls to status bar 4 Add system tray icons and actions 4 Web-based widgets, e.g. Google Gadgets 4... Leverage non-notes skills 4 For example, J2EE developer can build a user interface for a desktop application by building a local web application targeted for the Lotus Expeditor web container Mix Java and UI (unable to do this in Notes!) Reuse existing assets 4 J2EE web applications 4 JSR 168 portlets 4 Java/Swing apps

43 Benefits of new programming model - 2 Reuse code across applications 4 In Lotus Notes, application code cannot be used outside the NSF it resides in 4 In Lotus Expeditor, application code resides in plugins, and plugins can be used by other plugins 4 Build reusable services using OSGi Services Framework

44 Composite Applications Mashups across application types 4 Lotus Notes 4 Swing/AWT 4 Web (local and remote) 4 RCP/SWT 4 Portlet (local and remote) 4 Host access 4 Reparent native applications Lead Manager public sample from Lotus Sandbox

45 Why Composite Applications? Integrate disparate applications/technologies into a single user experience 4 Benefits Improved productivity (less context switching) Potential synergy among the applications Stepping-stone to solution redesign Build a new application from a palette of reusable, well-defined components 4 Benefits: Knowledge workers, not necessarily developers, can assemble applications from components An individual component can be updated without updating other components. This is in contrast to deploying new versions of an entire monolithic application to deliver an update New components can be added incrementally Application layout and contents can be adjusted without changing code

46 How are Composite Applications Built? 2. Create a new database using the Blank Composite Application template 1. Build NSF and Lotus Expeditor components 3. Assemble and wire components using Composite Application Editor 4. Done

47 Extend Lotus Notes itself Extend Lotus Notes 8 at the Lotus Expeditor layer 4 Lotus Notes 8 is a Lotus Expeditor application 4 Lotus Expeditor, with its Eclipse foundation, is very extendable Examples 4 Add a panel to the side bar 4 Add a menu item to a right-click context menu 4 Add a global action to the toolbar or top menu bar 4 Create a custom theme 4 Create plugins that can be reused across multiple applications In contrast to NSF model where code cannot be reused across NSFs Add to Notes side bar using an extension point

48 How do I build Lotus Expeditor applications in Lotus Notes 8?

49 Lotus Expeditor development overview Lotus Notes-only applications built same as before using IBM Lotus Domino Designer If you want to include Lotus Expeditor-based components in your application, you build 1 or more plugins 4 Lotus Expeditor is built on Eclipse 4 Eclipse is a set of plugins running on a thin OSGi runtime 4 Therefore, a Lotus Expeditor application is a set of 1 or more plugins What does a plugin do? 4 Whatever you want 4 1 plugin can contain your entire application, or application can be divided among multiple reusable plugins 4 Some typical plugin roles: Monolithic application Model and business logic-only Presentation-only Utility Provide a framework Wrapper 3rd party code Wrapper legacy code Libraries Provide content Provide a concrete implementation for an extension point

50 Development Environment Plugins are built, tested and packaged using: 4 Eclipse Plugin Development Environment 4 Lotus Expeditor Toolkit 4 Lotus Notes 8 client (provides runtime environment) Eclipse-based Plugin Development Lotus Expeditor Toolkit Lotus Notes 8 Environment (PDE) Extends PDE with Expeditor-specific Provides runtime environment for Build, test, deploy plugins tooling, e.g. new project wizards testing your plugins

51 Eclipse Plugin Development Environment Eclipse plugins are built using the Eclipse Plugin Development Environment (PDE) To build plugins for the Lotus Expeditor platform, use either 4 Eclipse SDK (free download from eclipse.org) 4 IBM Rational Software Development Platform 7 (commercial product) Consider Rational when: 4 Building complex web applications for the J2EE web container Rational offers better web tooling and improved JSF support 4 Building portlets for Expeditor s portlet container Rational provides tools for building portlets 4 Building secure web services (full Expeditor platform only) 4 Building projects for the embedded transaction container (full Expeditor platform only)

52 Lotus Expeditor Toolkit Lotus Expeditor Toolkit extends the Eclipse Plugin Development Environment with additional tools: 4 New Client Services project types RCP, web, portlet, embedded transaction container 4 Bundle developer kit Additional tools for editing and compiling bundle manifests 4 Web service wizards 4 Embedded transaction container tools EJB tooling; requires RAD 4 Launchers Launchers are used to launch the Expeditor platform 4 Web tools integration Expeditor web container becomes another local test environment for testing web bundles

53 Lotus Notes 8 Client Plugins execute in a target platform 4 Target platform is the collection of plugins that comprise the platform the plugin will execute in 4 If building a plugin for Lotus Notes 8, Lotus Notes 8 is the target platform 4 If building a plugin for Lotus Sametime 8, Lotus Sametime 8 is the target platform, and so on Lotus Notes 8 client is required to build and test plugins targeted for Lotus Notes 8 4 Configure toolkit to where Lotus Notes 8 is installed When ready to test your plugin, PDE will launch an instance of Lotus Notes 8 which will include your plugin

54 Build Create a new Client Services project 4 Out-of-the-box templates available for basic applications 4 Teams can add their own templates (Eclipse IDE is very extensible) Implement your logic and UI 4 Java Optional: use Eclipse's Visual Editor to layout UI 4 Optional: use 3rd party plugin development tools 4 Declare dependencies on other plugins to use their public packages Example: declare a dependency on the com.ibm.rcp.accounts plugin to use the Accounts API

55 Test In plugin development, you launch an instance of your target platform (Lotus Notes 8, Lotus Sametime 8 or Lotus Expeditor stand-alone) to run test plugin 4 For Lotus Notes 8 development, launch an instance of the Lotus Notes 8 client from the IDE To run your plugin inside Lotus Notes 8, Option 1 Add to a composite app (easiest) Option 2 Add directly to the Open menu via extension point

56 Deploy How does a plugin get from the IDE to the end user client? 4 In Lotus Notes 8, Expeditor plugins can only be installed from an update site 4 Update site is a catalog of deployable features and plugins available for download 4 Eclipse PDE tooling automates creation of deployable features, plugins and update sites Update sites 4 Update sites are simply a directory structure 4 Update sites can be hosted on file system, HTTP server or by a NSF NSF-based update sites 4 Install plugins from a Notes database 4 Use the update site template 4 Populate by importing deployable artifacts from file system 4 Benefits Leverage benefits of Notes infrastructure to distribute code Replication, fail-over, security, logging Can package plugins in same database as application

57 Best Practices Multi-tier Architectures Role of tier JFace, SWT, Forms, Actions, model event listeners Business logic, calls DAO for persistence, event notification Use Service Locator to obtain the service DAO provide access to persistent stores Persistent data store Example Application Client Delete Ticket menu action Tickets view Check preconditions on backend Call DAO to perform ticket deletion Service Data Access Object (DAO) Database Create JDBC connection Execute SQL to delete ticket Local Derby Database

58 Best Practices Multi-tier Architectures Unlike Lotus Notes 7 development, Lotus Expeditor development basically starts with a blank slate 4 Lotus Notes manages access to its data store (NSF) and provides a nice document- centric API on top 4 Lotus Notes also provides UI widgets (views, forms) which are bound to the data store 4 In Lotus Expeditor, this infrastructure does not already exist But the trade-off is flexibility and control When designing an application that interacts with a data source, design in tiers. Benefits 4 Proven pattern 4 Encapsulation - implementation changes in 1 tier do not affect another tier as long as the interfaces remain unchanged 4 Easy for others to understand your code

59 Best Practices Observer Pattern In Lotus Notes 7 and web applications, when something (Notes action, JavaScript button) updates the model, that something normally needs to update any affected UI elements Eclipse offers a better model through the observer pattern In the observer pattern, Time Sheets Table Create Update Delete read 4 Anything interested in knowing when the model changes registers with the model as an observer invoke 4 When the model changes, all registered observers are notified 4 Actions then only need to update the model. UI (and potentially other components) are notified by the model and react accordingly, e.g. refresh a UI table. Java provides utility classes to assist in implementing the observer pattern Time Sheet Service Time Sheet Data Store notify

60 Getting Started

61 Getting Started Get pre-requisite skills 4 Java 4 Eclipse plugin development Setup your development environment 4 IDE Eclipse SDK (free from eclipse.org) IBM Rational Software Development Platform 7 4 Lotus Expeditor Toolkit (free from developerworks) 4 Lotus Notes 8 client Play 4 Install and run the samples 4 Follow the tutorials 4 Create a plugin using a template then make incremental modifications, e.g. add a button or a rich text editor Leverage education resources (see resources)

62 Getting Started - Java What do I need to know about Java? 4 Understand object-oriented concepts in Java 4 Understand exception handling 4 Understand Java interfaces 4 Understand anonymous classes 4 Understand observer pattern 4 Understand collections 4 Understand API specifications (Javadoc) 4 Understand how to log using java.util.logging concepts instead of System.out.println()

63 Getting Started Eclipse plugin development What do I need to know about Eclipse plugin development? 4 Create and test a bundle (plugin) that uses: View Perspective Preference Page Action button SWT widgets SWT layout manager JFace list control 4 Understand plugin deployment Features Update sites

64 Resources

65 Resources - Education Lotus Expeditor Client and Toolkit workshop 4 description.jsp?event=256a8c62ad5dde b201 Lotus Notes 8 and Lotus Domino 8 workshop 4 description.jsp?event=3838c2d6038a f4 IBM Education Assistant 4 Excellent resource 4 Virtual Innovation Center 4 For business partners and IBMers 4 Access from IBM Partner World Custom education programs available - contact your sales representative

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